Feb.25 (GMM) Struggling Japanese team Super Aguri has confirmed that it will sit out the final group test of the 2008 pre-season in Barcelona this week.

As every other outfit got up and running at the Circuit de Catalunya on a damp Monday morning, word began to emerge that the financially embattled Leafield based squad has been forced once again to yield to its political problems.

Super Aguri's transporters, however, have been at the circuit for some time, as team boss Aguri Suzuki late last week commenced crisis talks with Honda officials in Tokyo.

"As talks ... continue, we have decided to focus our efforts on preparing for the first race in Australia as the freight leaves shortly. We shall therefore not be testing this week in Barcelona," the team confirmed.